Miriam-Hilda Okpaleke

Using 7.1% Chlorhexidine Gel for Umbilical Cord Care: Implication for WHO’s Recommendation for a Standard Cord Care Practice

Miriam-Hilda Okpaleke · Asian Journal of Research in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2017

Neonatal mortality has been a bane especially in the developing world. Neonatal infection is the second cause of neonatal death after prematurity. The umbilical cord is one such vulnerable route via which newborns are infected, the responsible organisms most likely originate from...